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The essence of tapas in Madrid
For the Birds
If you ask someone from Catalonia what they think of my adopted region of Spain, Extremadura, you might unfortunately get a derogatory remark likening the area to Africa. Worse yet, they wouldn’t be doing so in reference to the wide open spaces and conserved natural areas that are to be found out here…but that is…
New Piece in Go Nomad on Northern Iran
If you’re familiar with the terrors that taxi travel can pose around the world. Click over to Go Nomad’s site and check out my latest piece on the perils of heading to the Azeri border in a shared taxi through Northern Iran.
Creative Advertising
A composite picture of the Bahamas and the Costa Brava Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters and Dorgie Productions/Getty Which destination would you choose? Seems like the Spanish tourist board thought the same and decided to use a picture taken in the Bahamas rather that one taken here in Spain in their latest campaign. The funny thing is…
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A wintertime view of a cold and snowy Segovia. Makes we want to head straight for Las Cuevas del Duque and have a few glasses of wine with some Chorizo a la Hoya.
Armchair Art Museums
Crisis got you down? Dying to get to Madrid but can’t quite make the airfare? Well Google and the world famous Prado museum in Madrid have teamed up so that you can enjoy the museum from the comfort of your home. Literally stroke by stroke you can view some of the museum’s most famous pictures.…
Wondering What the Templars Were Doing in Trevejo, Spain
Walking through the small, lonely mountaintop village of Trevejo, you’ll often find yourself alone with the sheep and goats that roam among the ancient stone houses. Perched atop the mountain, the Templar castle of Trevejo surveys the Sierra de Gata along the Portuguese border. Built on the ruins of an Arabic fortress, this 15th-century castle…
Even the Crows are Packing Up
On my first encounter with Tehran, I didn’t even leave the airport. Though it seems like an odd place to transit, I had found a cheap flight from Baku to Dubai with a very long layover in Tehran. Customs was long, but so was the stopover. The second time was arriving from the north in…
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View from the Oljeitu Mausoleum in Soltaniyeh, Iran.
Top 10 Hostels I’ve Never Stayed In
How many times have you walked into your dorm room in a hostel and run into who I like to call, the Hostel Pros? You know who I mean. That person who has been staying there for weeks and has invaded every corner of the room with their stuff and immediately lets you know that…